… Emergency Action Plan 2020 to 2025 Our Climate Emergency Action Plan aims to reduce carbon emissions across all our service areas and encourage key partners and local residents and organisations to also take action. The plan is based on feedback from consultation including with young people and Pendle Council staff. There are seven themes: support and enable sustainable travel…
… that the Council will take, as well as actions which require working with key partners. Support and enable sustainable travel Strategic Objectives Encourage sustainable travel amongst Council staff Reduce emissions from the Council's transport fleet Enable and promote active travel, such as cycling and walking Actions Introduce a staff electric car pool scheme Where possible, reduce the need…
… such as grey water systems in building maintenance programmes Actions Review Procurement Policy to minimise Single Use Plastics and enhance sustainable procurement Encourage Single Use Plastics minimisation amongst Town and Parish Councils Support the introduction of community drinking water schemes to minimise plastic bottle consumption Continue to reduce paper consumption and improve use…
… messages Campaign to promote sustainable food Identify Council land for potential community growing initiatives Support and encourage community climate initiatives Promote community switch schemes to transfer energy from fossil fuel to renewable suppliers Supporting our future generations to find solutions Strategic objectives Work to ensure young people are engaged in solutions…